Click the next arrow to see our rankings for the best fantasy football team names for 2018. You may need a little bit of good fortune to win your fantasy league, but having a great team name can last the entire season. Here's how the PPR scoring breaks down by position the past two years:
Some will score more, some will score less, but if you average 121.5 points a week this year in ESPN PPR leagues, you're gonna have a really good shot at making the playoffs. (It's around 94 points a week for non-PPR playoff teams.) Looking at the past two years, the average playoff team out of the millions of ESPN fantasy teams that played in our standard format (10-team re-draft, 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, flex, K, D/ST, seven-man bench, PPR scoring) scored 121.5 points per week. ESPN fantasy analyst Matthew Berry broke down the rosters of playoff teams (10-team leagues) from the last two years. What position should you prioritize during your draft? There are a lot of different theories, and many ways to win your fantasy league. For example, Saquon Barkley is going in the first round of drafts despite being a rookie. At the same time, the last several NFL drafts have seen a heavy influx of talented running backs. There are also more teams relying on multiple backs, making the true bell-cow running backs a lot rarer. The consensus names at the top of rankings are all players expected to be on the field for the majority of snaps. The NFL continues to be more of a passing league, and it is difficult to find a back who is guaranteed to get a lot of carries each game. What is the reason for the uptick in value of running backs? There are several contributing factors. 1 selection in most drafts.īased on the data, the only wide receivers in the running to be selected in the first round are Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Odell Beckham Jr.
Todd Gurley, Le'Veon Bell, Ezekiel Elliott and David Johnson are all candidates to be the No. Overall, 11 of the first 15 players currently being drafted are running backs. According to Fantasy Pros, there are nine running backs being selected in the first round of drafts in 12-team leagues. If there was ever a doubt, running backs are back after a few years of receiving their fair share of doubters. We have also coupled the ideas with some fantasy advice on why the players paired with the name could be a good target during your draft. Heavy has traveled far and wide (on the internet) to find the best fantasy football team names for 2018. Miami Guice would be a perfect name if the Dolphins took Guice in the 2018 NFL Draft, but it can be used anyway. What better way to win over your competition than by having the best name in the league. Gronkowksi is still one of the best fantasy tight ends, but owners have to worry about his durability. You have done your preparation for who to select in your fantasy football draft, and now it is time to find an amazing team name to match your squad.